New Ulm weekly review., 1887-04-06
The Haddock Murder Trial.

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On Thursday the court room was packed
20 listen to the testimony OF Koschnitzy,
ilias Bismarck. !" The substantial facts
y his testimony were given in his con-
sssion last October, and are famil-
ar to the public, but there was
sreat curiosity to see the man,
aear the details OF the fearful TRACED from
lis lips, and note the manner OF telling it.
Everything about him and his peculiar
atyle OF narration tended to give force to
MS evidence. He testified positively to see
Ing Arensdorf fire the shot that killed
Haddock.
Koschnitzy proved to be the most dam
,erous witness for the defense yet called.
The position OF the assassin when he fired
.he shot, as told by "Bismark," CORE
spends with other testimony already sub
mitted, but he described with horrifying
illustration the face and expression OF the
minister as the ball penetrated the neck.
After Bismarck" S" testimony, Billy Doer-
sam was called and substantiated some OF
The minor points OF Leavitt's story. He
was shown and identified the pants he wore
at the time, and said he had on a straw
hat. Mary Ryan, wife OF Jack Ryan, gave
sorroborative testimony as to incidental
matters involved in her husbands and
Leavitt's testimony.
was visibly affected, and was given seat
near the judges desk. She bore up with
lortitude until the narration OF the details
Of the tragedy were given by the witnesses,
when she broke down with audible sobs
and groans. During the afternoon she
tainted and was carried from the room
moaning and weeping. The lady was dress
ed in deep mourning. Though woman OF
rare strength OF nerve and mind she was
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On the 31st, Minnie Koschnitski, aged
twelve, daughter OF Bismarck" was call
ed. The artless and straightforward story
proved to be the most sensational feature
OF the trial thus far. She is a black-eyed,
pleasant-faced little girl, whose manner
was that OF truthfulness and knowledge
OF what she was saying. She gave
detailed account OF conversations between
Arensdorf and her mother in regard to the
purchase OF her mother's house by Arens-
dorf, and OF money furnished by him to
send the family to San Francisco. The
cross-examination failed to shake the force
Of the girls artless story in the least; the
defense endeavoring to show that she
had been coached by the attorneys for the
state. Counsel asked if she had talked
with Mr.. OConnell. She replied: Eyes,
and he told me what to say. He told me
to tell the truth"
The defense in the afternoon began by
attacking the character OF the principal wit
nesses for the state-Bismark and the
Leavitts. Officers Smith and BrideweH,
who were on the police force Aug. 3, said
they saw Bismarck on that night about
11:3O p. NJ, after the shooting Hewas in
toxicated and couldn't walk straight.
Adolph Metz and William Metz (his father)
swore that Bismarck came on their porch
that night about II O'Clock and wanted
to get in He was drunk and slept out on
the porch an hour or two. Mrs. Metz colt
firmed their statements. Henry Rice
swore he called to see Bismarck on
Sunday, August 1, to get him TO work
Tor him. Bismarck refused to work
tor So per day and said he and
up preachers and lawyers; there was more
money in it. William Dalbson, being
sworn, said that on the night OF the shoot.
ing he told Mrs. Leavitt OF it. She said,
'GoOd!' L m glad the ---- is kill
ed" He also narrated the trading of hats
by Leavitt on the night of the shooting. His
wife didn't want him to wear the straw
hat after that. Matt Franciscus was next
called.
He lives near the city, and was formerly
in the saloon business. He said he knew
Bismark, and his character is bad knew
Mr.. Leavitt; talked with him Aug. 8.
Leavitt said: ''These saloonkeepers want
to whip the prea chers; I'm in favor OF kill.
ing the id -"
In the trial OF Arensdorf, on Friday,
"Bismark's" character was impeached and
an effort made to make out an alibi fol
Arensdorf, and to connect Leavitt with
the shooting. Jailer Cruickshank, descrid
ing Leavitt's visit to "Bismark' in jail
quoted Leavitt as saying You saw
j John Arnesdorf shoot as well az
me-" eyes, sir,' Bismarck replied. D
G. Barnes, in his testimony, said he knew
character to be bad On the
night OF the murder he saw him in front o.
the Columbia house and thought that ht
was sober at the time. Adolph Knep
per was a neighbor OF Bismarck's
at the time OF the murder. H.
bought the house through John Arens
dorf. He was his AGENT paid $500 for it
He gave Arensdorf $3.50 to pay for it. HI
was not on good terms with Bismarck's
wife and that is the reason he had Arens
dorf buy it for him. He paid off one lier
due for the rent OF the grounds
called the Red Light" said thai
Leavitt had talked with him on the day
OF the murder and said: ''These fellows
have no nerve they ought to do up some
OF them. You watch me and will do them
up" Before keeping the "Red Light hi
did business over Junk's saloon. Whe1
questioned if he kept a gambling house a,
either place he refused to answer on the
ground that he would criminate himself.
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before the oleomargarine law
went into effect will not be sustained by
the Forthcoming report OF Prof. w iley,